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Dell Inspiron 6400 doesn't switch on - Help
For a while my laptop has been sending me a message stating battery needs replacing, then one day I was in the middle of using the laptop and it just died on me and hasn't been working since. I bought a new battery and it still doesn't work. The Power Light is on. The symbol that says that it should turn on when the…
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Sky LNB connection query
I've just run twin cable from our spare bedroom to the sky dish. I'm happy enough making the connections at the sky box end, but I have no idea what type of connection is at the LNB end and I don't want to start faffing with it unless I have an idea of what I'm doing first. Any advice or links to pics of LNB connections?…
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Help with putting music onto DSI
Hi, I have downloaded ITUNES and have created a playlist using some tracks from one of my CD's. The file is already an 'AAC' file which I believe is the correct format to transfer onto my DSi. But, I can't get the file to play? I have created a 'music' file on the SDHC card and dragged over a couple of the tracks from…
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Hotmail on LG BL40 Phone
Hello I've got an LG BL40 phone. The email function lets you setup and use your email accounts from the phone itself, many other phones also do this. Problem is, I cant get Hotmail to work. I keep getting 'socket closed by network' or 'connection error' . My O2 email however works fine on the phone, pulls down new mails…
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HP Deskjet F2180...Printer Ink
Where is the cheapest place to buy printer ink for my HP Deskjet F2180? Locally the price for a black ink was £20 & The lady told me that i needed to have a colour cartiridge in my printer for it to work.. so £40 altogether. Anyone recommend somewhere for me to get some ink from? Thanks in advance :D
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Windows 7 Activation Key
My computer is telling me that I have to activate my windows 7 and is asking for the product key ( installed it few days ago). Anyway, I bought the upgrade disk which only came in a white cardboad thing with a sticker on and I don't know where to find it.... I've used a product key finder (magic jellybean??) and it came up…
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Installing Windows - need help with Thunderbird?
Hello guys May I say this is a great forum and have learned quite alot from it and keep up the great work - am a newbie so go easy on me lol I'm in the process of installing windows, have all my data backed up and not sure what to do with Thunderbird as I don't want to lose all my emails. Before I install windows how do I…
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Link to watch tv via laptop please
I need to disconnect tv etc prior to a house move. We would like to watch something via laptop tonight, but can't for the life of me remember a link that allows programmes to be shown, I don't mean catch or iplayer I can remember quite recently getting a link that allowed all programmes such as those on freeview to be…
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texting from mobile
Hi, I think I want some VERY technical help! I have a Samsung B3310 and have noticed that some text messages I send are not being received. I have now found that if the receiving phone is switched on the message is received OK. If however the phone is switched off when I send the message it is never received when the phone…
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Old books about technology which are still worth reading?
I think many books about technology and internet easily become out of date as the speed of change is so quick that any thought or prediction may risk being wrong. Could you recommend some books, which were published a few years ago but are still worth reading? By technology books, I think of works like "The Cult of the…
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useful apps for a 45 year old with a ipod touch
Iam thinking of buying a 8gb touch and was wondering what useful apps there are .I do not facebook etc although love last fm . I know there are tons there but was wondering what the killer apps are so to speak
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Canon Powershot A20 help - please?
My OH bought this oldie A20 on Ebay a while ago - we've been able to view the photos on Vista in Picasa after a deal of trouble - but since formatting both desktop and laptop I can't remember what I did to get them downloaded, to the PC or lappy. I'm ripping my hair out trying to I figure out what to do. Anyone got any…
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32" LCD TV - Advice on this model please?
Hi All, I'm looking to replace our old 26" boxy old tv with a new LCD HD Ready one. I cant afford to pay much but want to get the best I can for my money. I've found this one http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/5295298.htm and would really appreciate any advice you can give. I dont know much about HDMI, scarts…
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Updaing an old laptop! Help...
Pleaes don't laugh... I've been given my husbads old laptop! I woild like to get wireless on it and also office 07 which I already have on home pc and win 98 which I also have discs for. Laptop is Toshiba 7100 Using win 95 It says 64.omb Ram! Is it possible to upgrade this??? Many thanks
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Dongle??
What exactly is a dongle? I have been told (very vaugely) that you can connect to the internet with a dongle while on the move. Is this right and how does it work? Thanks
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Receiver for keyboard and mouse
A friend has kindly given me a new Microsoft Wireless Laser Desktop 6000 keyboard and mouse, still in the box, but the receiver is missing. I thought it would be quite an easy thing to find but I have googled it, been on Microsoft's website and looked on ebay to no avail. Does anybody know where I could get one please?…
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Grrr wireless
For some reason I have never been lucky with wireless broad band connection. It will work fine for ages and then throw up all sorts of problems. Today is one of those days. Using a Belkin USB, I am connecting OK and then losing connection. Then connecting and on and on, connecting, disconnecting. At the same time it is…
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Follow Up Search on MSE
Following on from this Post many thanks to cit_k who suggested google site: parameter I have created some MSE specific search providers which use google for searching MSE There are two files for IE and two for Firefox, they are MSEGoogle and MSEGoogleTitle The first searches for all occurrences of search terms in the whole…
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Upgrading memory on Toshiba NB200
Hi I just got a Toshiba NB220-12N netbook this week. It only has 1GB of RAM and I am thinking of upgrading it to 2GB. Will this make it faster, ie will I notice a difference? OH is concerned that I may lose some information, but I don't think that will be affected. Can someone confirm? I looked at the online manual and it…
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Open Office viewer
Pupil has sent me a .odg file Using Open office , but I use MS Office Whats the easiest way of seeing her work , Could download Open Office , but seems a bit excessive? For future ( problems) can you /she save in a format that its used at school i.e jpeg/ .doc Thanks
